In his e book ‘No longer Only a Nightwatchman – My Innings within the BCCI’, former CoA head Vinod Rai writes about how they handled the Hardik Pandya-KL Rahul communicate display controversy. Listed here are the extracts from the e book printed via Rupa Publications :
Diana was once to begin with of the opinion that they (KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya) must be banned for a tournament or two to turn we recognize ladies and won’t permit avid gamers to be disrespectful in opposition to them. They had been issued show-cause notices … In the meantime, I mentioned the problem with Ravi Shastri, the pinnacle trainer, who was once then in Australia with the staff. Either one of us felt that this was once an off-the-ground misdemeanour, which must be treated via postponing them from taking part in a few suits and confiscation of tournament charges, in the event that they had been prepared to render a trustworthy public apology.
So, tomorrow, on 10 January, I proposed a two-match suspension and sought Diana’s opinion… She forwarded my e mail to the 3 office-bearers… All of the three-office bearers advised ‘strict motion’ as in keeping with BCCI regulations. Thus, following the BCCI regulations, on 11 January, the 2 avid gamers had been positioned below suspension. Each the avid gamers had been in Australia with the staff and needed to be known as again. Diana had made it transparent that they must be stored below suspension until additional plan of action was once made up our minds for this misconduct…
In such disciplinary instances, BCCI regulations require the CEO to habits an inquiry, the file of which is to be given to the Apex Council who’s to ship it to the ombudsman for ultimate disciplinary motion. Alternatively, Diana was once now not proud of the CEO accomplishing an inquiry and sought after the CoA, along side the 3 workplace bearers, or the CoA along side the appearing secretary, to do the inquiry…
Rahul and Pandya are probably the greatest we’ve within the staff. No longer being so media savvy, they gave the impression to have were given over excited and indulged in ‘boy’s dressing room communicate’ with out being mindful that they had been on nationwide tv. All of us recognize that their remarks had been reprehensible. They regretted the similar and tendered an unconditional apology. An off-the-ground misdemeanour of this type wanted a correction however didn’t require hanging their careers in jeopardy. I felt that prolonging their suspension and preserving them clear of cricket may be able to trigger an irreparable scar on their profession and make issues worse.